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`To all whom. it may concern: i

"GEORGEFQWEYMOUTH, 0F DRESDEN, MAINE.

f Letters Patent No. 112,400, ma March 7,1871

The `Sc'lieirdef` ei'erred to in these Lettexs Patent and making part of the same. Y

Be it known that Lettings. WsYMoUTH, of Dresden, `inthe county of Lilnehin andStateofll/laine,

have invented a dew and usefnlKnie for Cutting Hay i inthe Mew when va division n the mowis desirable,

l to be pressed; `*and I do herebiy @delai-e that the follewin;r is a full and exact des oripifdh thereof', refereneebeing had tothe laccompanyihg drawing and to `the letters of reference thereon.. l l

`My invention consists of a long dat piece of steel in the shape of a sword, excepting the handle, with little knives on one'fedge fronilthe handles A A to the point,`the two handles standing out ou one side, with which I thrust the knife B. perpendieularly into the hay, working it up and down as lwold a saw, until I eut the length ofthe bale to bepritsisedythep I turn and cut the width, so round `to the place of beginning. The bundle U, now being ont ent`s'hoisted from its bed whole by tackle, and plaeei 'its ltlre press, doing away with hand pitching. .l

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construetion and operation.

I make my knife about one inch in width and onefonrth ineh in thickness at the handles, and qnite thin at the point, crooked edgewise, like a. broadsword, with tooth-like knives about an inch long, D D D, on the outer edge or curve, their points inelining toward the point oi' the knife, as may be seen in thedrawing making a part of this specification, in which.

Figure l represents the Whole knife, which I call the saw-knife. It may be any length required.

The purpose of the inclination of the knife-teeth or little knives is that they may feed themselves.

,What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The improved hay-knife above described, consisting of the curvedblade A, having knife-edged serrations B and handles G (l placed as shown, all substantially as' specified.

Witnesses:

A. J. SMALL, M. A. CALL.

GEO. F. WEYMOUTH. 

